1 census tracts · pop 4,514 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Tilghman Lakes by the Sea maps to a single census tract in North Myrtle Beach, SC, population 4,514. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 34.2% citywide, putting Tilghman Lakes by the Sea 15.5% over its own city.
29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. SNAP participation is 3.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Court records for this tract carry 166 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 6.8% of adults, 11.0 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 8.1% of renter households. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10. The most recent observed rate, 4.3% in 2014, is well off that peak.
At $1,168 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of North Myrtle Beach commands. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of North Myrtle Beach, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tilghman Lakes by the Sea vs North Myrtle BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority16%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tilghman Lakes by the Sea
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
166Total filings (sum)
6.27%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak year (2011)
4.33%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tilghman Lakes by the Sea
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.9%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
28.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tilghman Lakes by the Sea
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tilghman Lakes by the Sea?
Tilghman Lakes by the Sea scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Tilghman Lakes by the Sea compare to North Myrtle Beach overall?
Tilghman Lakes by the Sea scores 0.6 points lower than North Myrtle Beach overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,168 vs $1,263.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tilghman Lakes by the Sea?
Average gross rent in Tilghman Lakes by the Sea is $1,168/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tilghman Lakes by the Sea residents are renters?
7% of Tilghman Lakes by the Sea households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in North Myrtle Beach). The neighborhood has 4,514 residents.
Q5
Is Tilghman Lakes by the Sea a high social-vulnerability area?
Tilghman Lakes by the Sea sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Tilghman Lakes by the Sea for landlords?
Tilghman Lakes by the Sea carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to North Myrtle Beach as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Tilghman Lakes by the Sea?
Tilghman Lakes by the Sea has 4,719 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.2%), Other / Multiracial (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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